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Should be a Dana 70 axle. There are 2 selectable differentials available I know of: ARB and Eaton E-locker. They both are either an open differential (no added traction, free to spin just one side) or a spool (maximum added traction, both sides positively locked together). The difference is in...

What's the company's name? 17-20 mpg matches the EPA ratings for Ford Econoline vans in the 80s with the 4.9L (300) and the various overdrive manual transmissions offered. These engines made 145 net hp and 265 net lb-ft. I have 2 such vans, one 5 speed OD and one with the C6 auto. The 300 is...

Quoted because it's all true and worth reading a 2nd time.

I'm in Arkansas. The tire-branded tire stores in my area will not mount, balance, remount, etc a tire without original stickers in place unless they sold it and have such on record. These are Firestone, Goodyear, etc stores. The independent tire shops will do anything within reason you'll pay...

I know the 262 cu in I-6 from these years was used in industrial applications like forklifts and whatnot. What was the 223 put in besides automobiles? Who is making them today? Unless by "used to this day" you mean there are some of them still in operation, in which case Model T's are used to...

Ford use a few variants of a 4 speed overdrive manual transmission. Hard to believe multiple clutch changes made more sense to anyone than an axle gear swap but with inexperienced drivers and whatnot maybe those weren't all blamed on gearing. My parents had a 79 E-150 300 I-6 SMOD van before I...

What size is the mattress? Looking good!

The M5OD and ZF5 were both factory installed by Ford into vans as late as 1991. Fuel economy estimates are just that, estimates...for now

The donor that I started this thread about was garbage. The body was rusted out junk but even worse was the broken transmission, cut and welded pedals, broken steering column... basically all the parts I wanted were trash. It was very tough driving the 8 hours home from that without kicking...

So what orientation would better suit you, sleeping vertically?

Since I'm left to assume, is "the digital one [you] added a long time ago" a voltmeter wired directly to your OE start battery? The voltage drop you see isn't due to the voltage used by the fan, but rather the amperage it's pulling. The blower motor resistor is actually multiple resistors. Some...

Besides the guy in the video?

A divorced transfer case will dramatically decrease your fuel tank capacity. The manual to power window conversion you linked does not use worm gears. Is the heat gun in the pictures of the sound deadener used to install it?

It does not draw a volt. It runs on 12-14 volts. What guage are you referring to? If the fan runs on all the speeds and the speed changes depending on switch position, the resistor is doing its job.

85 chebby? As in Chevrolet? Is this a very late April Fool's Joke?

Very very few meaningful differences from 1975 to 2014. I have a 1989 and use SMB's DIY diagrams for a 92+ to great effect.

For $200 and free shipping I'd go with that aluminum one linked.

Fit 4 adults in my EB at a festival recently. It has a bare interior (just panelled walls, no furniture). Set 4 cots in, 2 north-south and 2 east-west. Had room left over for camping gear, guitar, coolers, etc. I have a pop top but we didn't use it at night due to my vinyl windows and screens...

I think SpencyG would have good input here. He totally reworked the front end of his van.

Bed dimensions extended?